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NEWS FLASH: June 14 – Iranian state television reports a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander announced Iran’s armed forces are on high alert, fully prepared to respond to any hostile action. The commander added Tehran is in a state of heightened readiness, capable of and ready to immediately counter any party launching hostile acts against Iran.

June 14 — On-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reports that a crypto whale shorted ETH worth $39.03 million, closed the position for a profit after just 18 hours, and pocketed $184,000 in gains. Wallet address 0xa2e…f1468 closed a short position of 23,200 ETH, with an opening price of $1,680.8 and a closing price of $1,672.9.

June 14 Amid this weekend’s closure of traditional stock markets, Trade.xyz’s "Nasdaq on Chain" perpetual contract offering has enabled continuous trading and real-time price discovery that traditional finance cannot match, delivering early pricing signals for Monday’s U.S. and South Korean stock markets. ### U.S. Stock Performance on Trade.xyz Popular U.S. stock targets traded on Trade.xyz are posting minor gains relative to Friday’s after-hours levels, signaling a slight upward trajectory in Monday’s pre-market trading. Weekend pricing for the top names: - SpaceX: $166.5 (vs. Friday after-hours: $166.85) - Micron Technology (MU): $1,003 (vs. Friday after-hours: $990) - SanDisk (SNDK): $2,004.4 (vs. Friday after-hours: $1,994.79) - NVIDIA: $206.74 (vs. Friday after-hours: $205.42) - Marvell Technology (MRVL): $283.61 (vs. Friday after-hours: $281.2) - Intel: $127.2 (vs. Friday after-hours: $125.4) - Alphabet (Google): $363.9 (vs. Friday after-hours: $359.2) - AM

June 14 — Data from prediction market platform Predict.fun shows that ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage matchup between the Netherlands and Japan (scheduled to kick off at 4:00 AM Beijing Time on June 15), the latest market pricing puts Japan’s win probability at 27%, the Netherlands’ at 48%, and the chance of a draw at 28%. The data indicates the market favors the Dutch national team, a traditional football powerhouse, as the stronger side.

On June 14, Iranian Parliament Speaker Kalibaf said in a social media post that the Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern outskirts in Lebanon once again proves the U.S. either lacks the will to uphold its commitments or the ability to follow through, making "the dialogue process impossible to continue."

On June 14, Strategy founder Michael Saylor once again shared details about the firm’s Bitcoin Tracker, noting, "Still adding dots." Per the company’s established pattern, Strategy typically discloses its additional Bitcoin purchases two days after releasing such an update.